Chapter 528 Returning Ten Months Later
"Xiao Xuan!"
With a gasp, a tall figure rushed past Tang Wei and towards Qi Mingxuan.
The moment her arm was grabbed, Qi Mingxuan paused, and before she could react, she was pulled backward by a powerful force.
She staggered a few steps and fell into the man's broad embrace.
The man held her tightly in his arms, his voice trembling: "You scared me to death."
"Han Mingyu, let me go first." She didn't struggle, her voice was calm.
So, she really could face Han Mingyu now.
"I won't let go!" Han Mingyu wouldn't loosen his grip even slightly, his voice choked with sobs and helplessness, "Dr. Song said you were getting better, didn't he? Why, why are you still having suicidal thoughts? What should I do? Xiaoxuan, what should I do? I've been hiding, afraid to let you see me, why aren't you better..."
Qi Mingxuan was held tightly in his arms, her expression calm.
Actually, she had no suicidal thoughts.
She simply wanted to get a closer look at the view below the cliff.
I just wanted to say goodbye to her from that time.
"I'm fine, let me go first." Qi Mingxuan pushed him, but couldn't move him. "Han Mingyu, let me go."
Han Mingyu released her, but still held her wrist tightly with one hand, leading her to a safe area before finally letting go completely.
He looked like a child who had done something wrong, his expression stiff. "I'm sorry, I was just in a hurry. Don't worry, I'll leave right away..."
Qi Mingxuan remained calm. "You've been in Tibet for so long, is Xiaobao able to adapt?"
Upon hearing this, Han Mingyu was taken aback.
Qi Mingxuan looked at him, no longer feeling the resistance and fear she had felt when she saw him before.
Han Mingyu's eyes welled up with tears, his Adam's apple bobbed a few times, and he asked in a choked voice, "You've always known I was here, haven't you?"
Qi Mingxuan said calmly, "Tang Wei's acting skills aren't that good."
Tang Wei, who was not far away and holding a thermos, was watching them. "..."
"I'm sorry, I just came to check on you because I was worried."
"You haven't answered my question yet."
"What..." Han Mingyu hesitated for a moment before reacting, and hurriedly said, "Xiao Bao likes Brother Qi very much now. I discussed my trip to Tibet with Brother Qi. He asked my mother and Sister Yu to take Xiao Bao and Qi Yue to stay at the Qi family first. I call and video chat with him every day. Xiao Bao is behaving very well, and Brother Qi likes Xiao Bao very much too."
In fact, Qi Mingxuan knew all of this.
She video chats with Xiaobao Qiyue every day, always by calling Qi Zhao or via WeChat video.
Little Bao was nestled in Qi Zhao's arms, a tiny, adorable, and lively little bundle of joy. His little hands kept tugging at the camera; he was incredibly cute.
Qi Mingxuan knew that the children were doing well at the Qi family home, which is why she was able to work on the film set with peace of mind.
However, Qi Zhao did not tell her about Han Mingyu's secret trip to Tibet, and even Han's mother never mentioned it.
In fact, since she fell ill, everyone around her, including Qi Yue, has been taking care of her emotions and putting her feelings first.
Qi Mingxuan knew all this, but when her condition was at its worst, she couldn't control herself. Somatization caused her to have severe auditory and visual hallucinations. She would often wake up in the middle of the night to find herself stiff all over, her soul as if it were locked in a stone statue. That kind of lucid despair always tormented her to the point of collapse.
After being exposed to oil paintings, her symptoms lessened considerably, and the frequency of somatization episodes decreased. She knew this was also due to the effectiveness of Song Wenyuan's special medication, but the suppressive drugs also numbed her emotions.
She became increasingly immersed in her painting, sometimes sitting by the lake for hours on end. If Tang Wei hadn't reminded her, she would have painted until she lost her appetite.
That kind of tranquility was more of an empty state. Later, Song Wenyuan suggested that she return to China to see her family.
Returning to China certainly required a lot of courage. She had done a lot of mental preparation and even worried that she might suddenly lose control again. But all her worries seemed to disappear after seeing Xiaobao and Qiyue.
She saw her own face in Xiao Bao's dark, bright eyes, and saw herself with tears streaming down her face, moved and touched by redemption.
She saw in Qi Yue's cautious, tearful gaze a sensitive soul that also needed to be cared for.
At that moment, she knew she could go home; she should go home.
As the sun sets and the mountains recede into the distance, darkness gradually descends.
White eagles circled overhead, occasionally letting out a cry.
Qi Mingxuan looked at Han Mingyu, "Han Mingyu, when I first came here, I really thought about ending my life. Back then, you pulled me back from the edge of the cliff, just like you are doing now. I still remember the angry words you said to me back then."
"Back then, I..." Han Mingyu lowered his head guiltily, "I was angry and said some harsh things..."
"But you weren't wrong to criticize me. Jumping down like that is indeed quite cowardly. Besides, I'm a mother. If I just die like that, I'll be free, but what will happen to my child?"
Han Mingyu stared at him.
It was getting dark, and he could barely see her clearly. "Xiao Xuan, shall we go down the mountain first? It's getting dark, and the temperature on the mountain has dropped sharply. You're weak and can't withstand it."
"Don't worry, I won't try to kill myself anymore. I came here today to say goodbye to the past completely. I've let go, so you should too."
Han Mingyu's nose tingled with tears. "Then... will I still be able to see you in the future?"
“We are parents of two children, raising them together, so it’s inevitable that we’ll run into each other,” Qi Mingxuan said calmly. “As parents, we can just interact naturally.”
Han Mingyu was flattered and repeatedly asked, "You mean you're willing to see me? And that I can appear in your life as the child's father from now on, is that what you mean?"
“Yes, like friends, and like family.” Qi Mingxuan said, then turned her head. “Tang Wei, drive, let’s go down the mountain.”
"Alright!"
Tang Wei got into the car and started the engine.
The car's headlights shone brightly, illuminating the road beneath Qi Mingxuan's feet.
She walked back step by step, and when she reached the car, she opened the passenger seat and turned to look at Han Mingyu, who was still standing there motionless.
Her voice was clear and bright, "Han Mingyu, I'm going home now, you should go home too."
Han Mingyu raised his hand to wipe his face, which was now wet, and nodded heavily. "Okay! Let's all go home!"
As darkness falls, the white eagles return to their nests, and people hurry home.
There may be many paths to the future, but there is only one way home.
Learning to say goodbye to the past is the greatest forgiveness you can give yourself.
…
Ten months later, the northern part of the city was once again sweltering in the heat.
At the international airport, Fu Siyan and Shen Qingshu, who had received the news suddenly last night, rushed to the airport early in the morning to wait.
The private plane landed safely on the dedicated runway.
The cabin door opened, and Song Wenyuan's tall figure stepped out.
A black van not far away opened its door, and Fu Siyan and Shen Qingshu got out one after the other.
At 10 a.m., the sun was blazing overhead, and the ground temperature was approaching 38 degrees Celsius.
Tang Wei, standing behind Song Wenyuan, opened her umbrella and held it high to shield him from view.
What was being covered was not Song Wenyuan, but the baby in Song Wenyuan's arms, who was just a month old and wrapped in swaddling clothes.
The little dumpling was fast asleep, unaware that she was about to meet the best dad in the world that her mother had been talking about.
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